Klarinet Archive - Posting 000683.txt from 1996/02

From: "Lorne G. Buick" <mcheramy@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: curiosity
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 08:32:14 -0500

>Hello everyone! Just out of curiosity, how many of you can double tongue
>and/or triple tongue... Thanks for your time and efforts
>
> Danielle

One here- I had to teach myself to double tongue in self defense over the
course of ten years with a wind trio, where the oboe and bassoon both
double tongue and didn't seem to want to wait for me. I can do it quite
happily in the low register and up to clarion E or F - above that it gets
very shaky.

I do triple tongue (takata takata or tataka tataka) occasionally, though
most others I know (flute, double reed and brass) don't (they go takata
kataka).

Lorne Buick (Vancouver Wind Trio)